A magnetic polymer for use in microelectronic fabrication includes a polymer matrix and a plurality of ferromagnetic particles disposed in the polymer matrix. The magnetic polymer can be part of an insulation layer in an inductor formed in one or more backend wiring layers of an integrated device. The magnetic polymer can also be in the form of a magnetic epoxy layer for mounting contacts of the integrated device to a package substrate.

The present invention relates to a composition, comprising at least one micelle in non-aqueous solution, wherein the micelle encapsules one or more nanoparticles. Furthermore, the present invention relates to the use of such a composition and to methods for providing such a composition.

An oxygen-absorbing resin composition containing an ethylene terephthalate type polyester resin and an organic oxygen absorber and, further, containing cobalt in an amount of 5 to 50 ppm and titanium in an amount of 1 to 15 ppm calculated as elements.

The present disclosure relates to a method for stably dispersing nanoparticles of a material in a curable polymer, the method comprising: a) providing a curable pre-polymer; b) providing particles of the material; and c) compounding the curable pre-polymer and the particles at a compounding temperature sufficiently high to obtain a curable melt mixture and sufficiently low for the curable melt mixture to develop a pre-determined viscosity upon compounding. The compounding is performed by applying a shear force to the heated curable melt mixture, whereby nanoparticles are formed from the particles, the viscosity of the melt being such that the nanoparticles remain dispersed in the mixture.

A conductive fiber including a metal-nanobelt-carbon-nanomaterial composite. A manufacturing method thereof includes preparing a composite including a carbon nanomaterial and metal nanobelts and manufacturing a conductive fiber by mixing the composite with a polymer. A fibrous strain sensor and a manufacturing method thereof are also provided. Thereby, a conductive fiber including a metal-nanobelt-carbon-nanomaterial composite, which is able to increase conductivity of the conductive fiber through synthesis of metal nanobelts enabling area contact and to exhibit good contact between the carbon nanomaterial and the metal nanobelts due to formation of the metal nanobelts on the surface of the carbon nanomaterial and superior dispersion uniformity, and a fibrous strain sensor including the conductive fiber can be obtained. The conductive fiber can be effectively applied to a strain sensor based on a principle by which resistance drastically increases with an increase in a distance between metal nanobelts aligned in a fiber direction upon tensile strain of metal nanobelts enabling area contact.

A plating solution for electroless plating is disclosed, the solution including a metal salt, a reducing agent, a complexing agent, and a dispersion including polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) particulate matter and at least one particulate matter stabilizer, where said dispersion includes 400 parts per million or less of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), and said dispersion is usable for an electroless plating bath to form a coating including PTFE particulate matter on an article.

A cationically polymerizable anisotropic conductive film is provided. The cationically polymerizable anisotropic conductive film includes an alicyclic epoxy compound and achieves storage life property better than known anisotropic conductive films while ensuring curing temperature and connection reliability equivalent to known anisotropic conductive films. The anisotropic conductive film contains a binder composition containing a film forming component and a cationically polymerizable component, a cationic polymerization initiator, and conductive particles. The anisotropic conductive film contains a quaternary ammonium salt-based thermal acid generator as a cationic polymerization initiator and an alicyclic epoxy compound and a low polarity oxetane compound as a cationically polymerizable component.

The composition described herein for the prevention of corrosion comprises: sacrificial metal particles more noble than a metal substrate to which the composition contacts; carbonaceous material that can form electrical contact between the sacrificial metal particles; and means for providing an anticorrosion coating material for the metal substrate. The composition can form a coating on a metal substrate surface. A method for applying the composition for the prevention of corrosion is also described herein.

A tire including reinforcement layers 6a and 6b including a reinforcing material and a vulcanized rubber covering the reinforcing material, where the vulcanized rubber is a vulcanized rubber of a rubber composition containing N-cyclohexyl-2-benzothiazolylsulfenamide, the reinforcing material contains a metal where a steel cord surface is covered with a ternary plating of copper, zinc and iron, the reinforcement layers 6a and 6b are arranged on the inside of a tread surface in the tire radial direction, and a ratio (a/b) of a modulus (a) at 50% elongation of the vulcanized rubber covering the reinforcing material in the central portion 6C and a modulus (b) at 50% elongation of the vulcanized rubber covering the reinforcing material in the end portion 6E of the reinforcement layers 6a and 6b in the tire width direction is 0.94 to 1.06. The tire has a high modulus and excellent productivity.

Disclosed are solid or semisolid compositions the including finely divided particles and a water-soluble matrix that dissolves and disperses the particles when in contact with water. Also disclosed are kits for reducing and/or inhibiting odor formation on garment. The kit include one or more containers, wherein at least one of the one or more container includes solid or semisolid compositions the including finely divided particles and a water-soluble matrix that dissolves and disperses the particles when in contact with water. An edible silver delivery system including the compositions is disclosed as are methods of delivering silver to a subject in need thereof.